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     Burj Al Arab
        Jumeirah
      This iconic seven-star
     hotel has long been the
        defining symbol of
        Dubai and is still a
     recog nizable land mark,
       rising high above the
        coast (see pp24–5).




                         Dubai
                         Souks
                    Bargain for gold,
                   perfume, spices and
                 textiles, or simply take
               in the heady atmosphere of
               Dubai’s souks (see pp26–7).

           Jumeirah
           Jumeirah       D92
                          D92
                             Dubai
           Mosque
           Mosque            Dubai
                             Souks
 Burj Al Arab Jumeirah  Dubai  Souks
 Burj Al Arab Jumeirah
                       Dubai
 D94   JUMEIRAH      Museum
 D94
                      Museum
       JUMEIRAH
                               DEIRA
         AL   WASL   ROAD
    D92
 JUMEIRAH  ROAD
 D94  JUMEIRAH  ROAD  D92  AL   WASL   ROAD  Al Fahidi  DEIRA
 D94
                          Al Fahidi
    AL              D75  BUR DUBAI
    AL
                      BUR DUBAI
 D92  Safa  D71  AL SATWA  D73 D73  Dubai
 D92
 Safa
           AL SATWA
                    D75
                               Dubai
   WASL
                         D88
 AL  WASL  ROAD
 AL  WASL  ROAD  AL SAFA  Park  WASL  D88  Creek
 AL SAFA
        D71
 Park
                               Creek
     E11 E11  SHEIKH   ZAYED   ROAD
         SHEIKH   ZAYED   ROAD
 D65
 D65
 SHEIKH   ZAYED   ROAD
 D63
 SHEIKH   ZAYED   ROAD  D78
 D63
 E11
 E11                     D84 D84  D89
                                D89
 UMM SUQEIM  RD
 UMM SUQEIM  RD
                        D78
     Burj Khalifa              D85 D85
     Burj Khalifa
                            Dubai    Creek
                        OUD            Sheikh Zayed
                        OUD
                 D73  D73  E11  Dubai    Creek  Mosque
                       METHA
                       METHA
         D71
         D71
                       E11
             OUD   METHA   ROAD  JADDAF  This vast, snowy-white
             OUD   METHA   ROAD
                                   mosque is topped with
                    JADDAF
                                   myriad domes and minarets.
                   0 km
     AL
     AL            0 km  2 2       The immense prayer hall is
   MARQADH         0 miles  2 2    a real highlight (see pp28–9).
   MARQADH
                   0 miles
                             Emirates Palace
                             The jaw-dropping display of gold
                         lining the walls and Swarovski crystals
                         dripping from the chandeliers at Abu
                         Dhabi’s Emirates Palace hotel make
                         for an impressive sight (see pp30–31).
       Desert Escapes
    A visit to the United Arab
      Emirates (UAE) is incomplete
    without a desert experience. Stay
    at an enchanting resort or take a
     fun desert safari (see pp32–3).
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